Estate agency touting is a waste of time, as few vendors switch agents – claim
Agents are being advised to target new sellers not currently on the market rather than focusing marketing spend on the smaller number of sellers who switch agents.
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Do you know who the CEOs at the UK’s largest estate agents are?
Russell Quirk tells Chris Watkin that most estate agents do not know who the CEO’s of the UK’s big agencies are.
EweMove adopts new software system across all its branches
EweMove has today announced that it is switching its software platform across all its 170 branches.
Comings & Goings
Snippets of property industry news: New head of sales at Knight Frank; New MD at Hortons; FHL appoints two new sales managers
House price boom despite inflation concerns
Housing market activity remains robust, with mortgage approvals continuing to run above pre-pandemic levels at the start of the year.
London property market could ‘see an increase in Russian ownership’
The London property market, which has long been a safe haven in times of crisis, is likely to appeal to people fleeing a free falling Russian economy,
Kirsty Gallacher to host The Guild of Property Professionals Awards
The Guild of Property Professionals has announced that TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher will host the awards at their annual conference next week.
Foreign owners of UK properties to be identified in new register
Foreign owners of properties in the UK will have to disclose their identities for the first time as part of measures to clampdown on Russian oligarchs laundering their wealth.
Supply issues expected to drive rents up despite cost of living pressure
February was another busy month for the lettings sector, with voids falling in almost all regions monitored.
Agents accused of ‘breaking the law’ with ‘conditional selling’ tactics
“There is a filthy cancer in the estate agency world, which needs to be addressed,” claims mortgage broker, with agents at Connells accused of bad practice.